Proceedings of the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy
Subtitle: held in Geneva 8 August-20 August 1955
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 1956
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Engineering; Nuclear Physics; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear energy; Congresses; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear physics
Other titles: Radioactive isotopes and ionizing radiations in agriculture, physiology, and biochemistry.; Peaceful uses of atomic energy.; Legal, administrative, health and safety aspects of large-scale use of nuclear energy.; World's requirements for energy, the role of nuclear power.; General aspects of the use of radioactive isotopes, dosimetry.; Cross sections important to reactor design.; Applications of radioactive isotopes and fission products in research and industry.; Power reactors.; Record of the conference.; Physics of reactor design.; Physics, research reactors.; Geology of uranium and thorium.; Nuclear chemistry and the effects of irradiation.; Production technology of the materials used for nuclear energy.; Reactor technology and chemical processing.; Radioactive isotopes and nuclear radiations in medicine.; Biological effects of radiation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

From the Boston Medical Library
Table of contents: title: v. 1. World's requirements for energy, the role of nuclear power; title: v. 2. Physics, research reactors; title: v. 3. Power reactors; title: v. 4. Cross sections important to reactor design; title: v. 5. Physics of reactor design; title: v. 6. Geology of uranium and thorium; title: v. 7. Nuclear chemistry and the effects of irradiation; title: v. 8. Production technology of the materials used for nuclear energy; title: v. 9. Reactor technology and chemical processing; title: v. 10. Radioactive isotopes and nuclear radiations in medicine; title: v. 11. Biological effects of radiation; title: v. 12. Radioactive isotopes and ionizing radiations in agriculture, physiology, and biochemistry; title: v. 13. Legal, administrative, health and safety aspects of large-scale use of nuclear energy; title: v. 14. General aspects of the use of radioactive isotopes, dosimetry; title: v. 15. Applications of radioactive isotopes and fission products in research and industry; title: v. 16. Record of the conference.